Java Triggers and the Oracle Database

Fine article with a nice and easy to understand example:
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javase/oracle_db_triggers/?feed=JSC

Problematic KB971033 update for Windows7

I recommend that you strongly consider rejecting the manual installation of the Windows Activation Technologies update KB971033, and do not permit Windows Update to install it (this will require that you not have your PC configured in update automatic installation mode, which has other ramifications -- so you may wish to consult a knowledgeable associate if you're not familiar with Windows Update configuration issues).

And if at some point in the future you find that the update has been installed and your PC is still running normally, remove the update as soon as possible.

http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000681.html

How Google uses Linux kernel

For the note: http://lwn.net/Articles/357658/

Is YouTube's bandwith free?

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/youtube-bandwidth/

the lack of a monthly bill in the mailbox doesn't mean Google's internet connection is free - it's just that it has purchased unused fiber optic cable known as "dark fiber" - and uses it to carry its traffic to other networks where it "peers" or trades traffic with other ISPs. Its costs for bandwidth are then amortized across the life of its fiber and routers.
[...]
Traditionally the net has been shaped like a pyramid with small ISPs at the bottom, connecting up to regional carriers, that connect to backbone and transcontinental carriers. It's much more complicated now with the top 30 websites serving up 30 percent of net traffic, either from their own sets of pipes or from data centers around the world that connect much closer to your computer - and for much cheaper - than ever before.
[...]
In 2007, the majority of the internet's traffic came distributed by 30,000 blocks of servers around the net (technically Autonomous System Numbers).

In 2009, 150 blocks served up half of the net's traffic.

"What we mean by the internet is changing and it's happening really quickly," Labovitz said. "I was blown away to find out that one-tenth of the internet is going [to] or coming from Google."

Activate Windows 7's Hidden 'God Mode'

Handy trick if you're setting up a machine for the first time and need to access many settings:

1. Create a new folder
   
2. Name it: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
   
3. That's it
   

http://www.osnews.com/story/22691/Activate_Windows_7_s_Hidden_God_Mode_

GPL Enforcement

Don't Jump to Conclusions, But Do Report Violations:
http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2009/11/08/gpl-enforcement.html

A Practical Guide to GPL Compliance:
http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/compliance-guide.html

Install languagepack in Windows 7 Professional

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25539-how-to-enable-mui-language-pack-in-windows-7-professional/

MUI można również zainstalować w wersji Professional znajdującej się
w MSDNAA, wystarczy:

W trybie administratora w CMD wpisać:
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:(ścieżka do lp)

Następnie kolejną komendę:
bcdedit /set {current} locale pl-PL

oraz:
bcdboot %WinDir% /l pl-PL

potem w regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MUI\UILanguages
usunąć en-US

Restart systemu i mamy polską wersję RTM Pro.

Additional info:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/ee461121.aspx
  
• http://www.free-download-blog.com/windows-7-mui-all-language-packs-download-links-official-32-bit-64-bit/